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A valet drop-off program is one of the changes set to be implemented at Main Street Elementary after a 100-year-old drive backed his car out of a nearby parking lot shortly after classes let out for the day, slamming into several people, most of them children. Police say creating new, safer programs will require help from parents and students. Michelle Valles reports from South L.A. for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Aug. 30, 2012. (Published Thursday, Aug 30, 2012)

Updated at 8:31 PM PST on Thursday, Aug 30, 2012

Crisis counselors were on hand at Main Street Elementary Thursday, where a parent meeting was planned after 14 people, most of them children, were injured when a 100-year-old backed his Cadillac into a group near the South Los Angeles school.

The collision occurred at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, just as classes were getting out, at 53rd and Main streets (map).

Man Drives Car into Children Near South LA School

Witnesses at the scene say a man, who told media outlets he is 101 years old, was pulling out of a Food 4 Less parking lot when he struck nine children and two adults across the street from Main Street Elementary School, shortly after school let out for the day. Kim Baldonado reports from South Los Angeles for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Aug. 29, 2012. (Published Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012)

Three of the victims were adults, while 11 were children, the Los Angeles Police Department said Thursday. That tally was an increase from the 11 victims originally reported Wednesday.

100-Year-Old Driver Describes Crash

A 100-year-old driver of a Cadillac was backing out of a supermarket when he says he lost control of his car, backing into 11 people, nine of them children. His family says he has "his right mind" but that he won't be driving anymore. Michelle Valles reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Aug. 29, 2012 (Published Thursday, Aug 30, 2012)

Three children remained hospitalized but were expected to recover, the LAPD said midday Thursday.

A valet drop-off program is one of the ideas officials are toying with to increase safety around the school. That program would only allow motorists to travel west on 53rd Street, making it unnecessary for students to cross the road.

Officer Abe Rangel says the changes will need significant parent buy-in to volunteer to oversee them. Rangel called that one of the biggest challenges at many schools.

Officials are also exploring the option of cordoning off a nearby grocery store's exit during school hours. That's where Carter was backing up his vehicle when he struck the crowd.

Police said Carter had a valid license and insurance and showed no signs of intoxication. He was referred to the Department of Motor Vehicles for re-examination, police said.

Four crisis counselors were at the campus on Thursday, and a parent meeting was planned just after dismissal time at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Ellen Morgan, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Unified School District. The meeting was set to include district officials, school police and representatives from the LAPD Newton Division.

"In the meeting, we will certainly discuss additional safety measures," said Morgan, who was at the 800-student K-5 campus after the collision Wednesday.

There are no classes on the campus Friday, as is the case for most LAUSD schools, which are marking the district's annual "Admissions Day" holiday, according to Morgan.

Meanwhile, traffic investigators were looking into Carter's statement that his brakes may have failed.

His car was impounded and was set to be inspected by the LAPD's Motor Transport Division.

A DMV spokesperson on Thursday said Carter's license, issued in 2008, was good through Sept. 5, 2013. He had a clean record for the past 10 years, with no accidents or convictions, the spokesperson said. He is required to wear corrective lenses.

Carter's daughters said Wednesday that they had wanted him to stop driving. One daughter called the incident a "wakeup call" for Carter.

At the scene of the crash, people pounded on the car to get Carter to stop backing up into the crowd. Carter was cooperative with police afterward, officials said, and offered multiple statements to the media apologizing for the incident.

The case was being investigated as an accident, and Carter has not been cited or charged as of Thursday morning, Officer Alvin Linton of the LAPD's South Traffic Division told City News Service.

At Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center on Wednesday night, a woman who was hit said she was crying tears of joy because neither she nor her baby were seriously injured in the collision.

She had just picked up her 10-year-old daughter from school when she saw the car coming. She tossed baby into the air, fearing it would get trapped under the blue 1990 Cadillac sedan.

"There were people screaming and they were bleeding," the elementary-age daughter said.

The accident raises a familiar debate about older motorists, one that became pointed in 2003 when an 86-year-old driver killed 10 people and injured 63 after plowing through the Santa Monica Farmers Market.

In California, the Department of Motor Vehicles requires drivers over age 70 to renew their licenses in person, and they must pass a vision and written exam. They may be required to take a driving test if they have a physical impediment that could affect their ability to drive safely.